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Name: josh
Country: United States
State: Indiana
Birthday: 10/14/1982
Gender: Male
Expertise: bow staff & num-chuck skills
Occupation: Consulting
Industry: Business
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Member Since:
2/28/2005
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| I've changed my internet blog home address to:
www.joshcolter.wordpress.com
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| I could really go for a good movie tonight. Something I haven't seen before. Something that induces thought mixed with a little suspense. Toss in some explosives or guns and I won't complain. Any ideas?
Wedding checklist of things accomplished last week:
1. 1st pre-marital counseling session
2. Erica's wedding band
3. food selection for the reception
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1. invitations
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| I've decided that I should be more diligent in updating this thing. Keeping in touch has never been one of my strengths.
Erica and I are getting married in July. There are all of these friends that have walked with me in life over the years who I long to have beside me on the big day. My fear is that many of them have made summer plans. We should have the invitations out soon, but first I have to get addresses. There is definately more planning that goes in to this than I thought. I know, I know. I should have predicted all of the trips to Bed, Bath, and Beyond or jewelry stores or tux shops or the plethora of stops that must be made in planning a wedding. But I figured, "Hey, I had to write a 90 page business plan last year, so how hard can this be." I hearby classify wedding planning as a mini-business plan.
In other news, I ran over a squirrel earlier this week. This was my first animal-related incident to the best of my knowledge. I saw it coming from a mile away: squirrel runs into the middle of street. It stops, pops its little head up to survey the situation. Sees car coming from the opposite direction. Darts almost off the road only to turn around and run the other direction. The other direction just happend to be into my lane. THUMP THUMP. Amazingly, the squirrel made it off the road (I saw it in my rearview mirror).
Maybe the moral of the story should be: come to our wedding or I will run over your pet.
Yeah, there's an idea for a wedding invitation.
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| Nothing like cramming in as much as one can possibly do into a very short period of life. However, I've been inspired lately by a John Eldridge CD I picked up the other day on the major and minor themes to life. He emphasized that the major theme throughout scripture is life and breakthrough brought about by a loving God who pursues his children relentlessly. Suffering is a reality, yes. And God does use it to bring about good. However, suffering is the minor theme. We are told that an enemy exists who desires to steal the life which God has intended. Wouldn't it be foolish then to accept all suffering as "that's just the way things are?" As I look at my own life I am almost afraid to believe this. I mean, how often do I just feel powerless and taken out. And I'm skeptical because all the people I see on TV just don't seem to live in the same reality that I experience.
But what does God's Word have to say? Romans 5 talks about our life in Christ. 2 Corinthians paints a beautiful picture of God's glory radiating from us, even though we are fragile vessels. Acts is filled with stories of changed lives and God's Kingdom entering earth. That's the reality I long to live in. And that's the major theme.
So now Erica and I are faced with the challenge of inviting the LORD into all of these overwhelming things that we need to do. And that's all I know to do: confess my tendency to try to do it on my own; bring the cross, resurrection, and ascension of Jesus into the situation; and believe that He will show up.
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| Erica and I watched Cinderella man last night. Something about that movie speaks to the heart. Love it. Adventure, Beauty, Battle - it is a tangible picture of what life feels like. I am adding this masterpiece to my top 10 list.
Ward came in this morning while Jayson and I were meeting with Bill (our boss). He invited us to a men's Wild at Heart study. He even took a minute to attempt to sum up Eldrige's message. For all his quirks (did I spell that right, JP?) Ward is a guy to admire. Cut throat industry and the dude is inviting people to a Bible study. He refuses to build cheap stuff and takes care of his employees, vendors, and customers. I'm convinced that he looks like Teddy Roosevelt. This was confirmed when a young child standing in the sales office pointed to Ward's picture on the wall and said, "Look mommy! Teddy Roosevelt." I'll have to try to come up with a picture so you can decide for yourself.
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